Humane animal trap (or rap trap)

ABSTRACT

An animal trap we do provide, Which has an enclosure, and in which inside,  
     A pivoting member is pivotally put, Which pivots down under an animal&#39;s foot.  
     This pivoting member&#39;s long name is a bother, It&#39;s “Confinement Activating Teeter-totter.” 
     We call it the “CAT” for short; on it we&#39;ve fashioned, A front wall which by the trap entrance is stationed,  
     To block it whenever the CAT front is down, Which forces an animal then to go on,  
     To the back toward the bait which is near the exit, Then the CAT pivots down in back and does reset,  
     By unblocking the entrance; if animal goes, Toward the front again, once again entrance will close,  
     For his weight on the CAT front will pivot it down, And a shelf that projects from its front he steps on,  
     And his weight on the shelf does then further ensure, That the CAT cannot pivot again—it won&#39;t stir,  
     &#39;Til the animal heads back—the entrance is closed. And this trap of but one moving part is composed:  
     Just the CAT on its pivot, so clever our art, (Excluding the door flap, and just one access part)  
     It is easily molded from plastic such that Only two parts are needed: a base and a CAT;  
     And thereafter the door flap we simply attach, And then many animals, kindly, we&#39;ll catch.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application does claim its priority, From a provisionalfiling possessing seniority:

[0002] Ser. No. 60/480,992 was assigned As its serial number and so youwill find,

[0003] It was filed on Jun. 30, 2003, And this first application, nowsurely do we,

[0004] Incorporate herein by this very reference, But to that filing weonly give deference,

[0005] To the extent that it's not consistent, With this disclosure, onthis we're insistent.

BACKGROUND

[0006] From ancient times did humans hatch Great clever schemes, weebeasts to catch.

[0007] Ah how it frets the kindly heart To see how cruelly we outsmart

[0008] These animals, in dumb amaze Bamboozled by our devious ways.

[0009] Yet many are the pests of man, And we must do whate'er we can,

[0010] To rid our living space of these, And do it simply and with ease.

[0011] A better mousetrap is our goal, To catch the mouse and keep himwhole,

[0012] Humane and with few moving parts, Is now the object of our arts.

SUMMARY

[0013] A useful animal trap we give, Humane, because it lets them live.

[0014] It can be sized to catch wee mice, Or rats. Or larger willsuffice

[0015] For bigger beasts—bunnies or voles or prairie dogs, hedgehogs ormoles,

[0016] Or larger still will trap a wolf, a fox, wild cat, or beast withhoof.

[0017] Upon its size there is no cap, Nor limits on what it can trap.

[0018] The animal trap this invention intends includes an enclosure,with front and back ends.

[0019] An entrance hole in the front end is placed. With an exit holethe back end is graced,

[0020] And the size of these openings must be a match, For the size ofthe animal the trap is to catch.

[0021] The enclosure may have no ceiling at all, That is, if its wallsare sufficiently tall,

[0022] That the animal inside can't climb and get out. But it can have aceiling if there's any doubt,

[0023] That the animal out through the top can't escape. And theenclosure of this trap can have any shape,

[0024] Such as rectangle, circle, or oval or square, Polygon, free-form,whatever you dare.

[0025] Inside the enclosure a pivoting member, with front portion, backportion, please do remember,

[0026] The pivoting member's front portion's adjacent the enclosure'sfront end, now, please do be patient,

[0027] This member's back portion does really extend, All the way nextto enclosure's back end.

[0028] And the pivoting member comprises a beam, Wide enough, strongenough, we do so deem,

[0029] To support the animal which is upon it, Running along it, the waythat we want it.

[0030] One pivoting member, it's name we will utter: “ConfinementActivating Teeter Totter.”

[0031] 'Tis described in more detail herein and hereafter, We call itthe “CAT,” and we pause now for laughter.

[0032] The pivoting member is pivotally stationed, And swings up anddown on its axis of rotation.

[0033] The portion in front of this axis we call The front portion, yes,but that's really not all,

[0034] The portion in back of the axis likewise Is the back portion. Andof this member its size

[0035] Is such that it, in the enclosure, extends From the front whereit starts to the back where it ends.

[0036] The pivoting member then surely comprises, Pivoting means, as oneskilled realizes:

[0037] The enclosure has side walls, and on them a shaft Could be fixed,and one skilled wouldn't have laughed,

[0038] If a bore in the pivoting member enclosed This fine shaft withinit, rotationally disposed.

[0039] We think for the pivoting means it's best, That a long,wedge-shaped pivot, on one edge should rest

[0040] In a groove that is V-shaped and made in the floor Of this trap'senclosure, there's no need for more.

[0041] The pivoting member though also comprises A fine blocking member,in front and its size is

[0042] Designed, with its shape, with the ultimate goal, That it fairlycan block off the trap's entrance hole,

[0043] When the pivoting member's front portion is lowered, And thisblocking member is thus stationed toward

[0044] Or right at the front end of the pivoting member, A flat uprightplate, would be best; and remember,

[0045] The pivoting member is balanced and weighted, So when it'sfront's up, the front hole is ungated,

[0046] And this is the way it does rest when it's “set” So the animaleasily inside can get.

[0047] And when the beast onto its front portion goes, Its front pivotsdown and the entrance does close.

[0048] And when the beast onto its back portion gets Its front goes backup and the trap then resets.

[0049] The exit hole preferably has a door cover, That swings but oneway so the beast can't discover

[0050] A way to get back once he goes through the hole, And into theplace that we've fixed. That's our goal.

[0051] A platform within the trap we can provide, Where the beastie canstep when he first comes inside.

[0052] The pivoting member's equipped with a shelf, That runs back fromits bottom front, part of itself

[0053] That fits over the front of the platform, you know, When thebeast's weight has made the front portion go low.

[0054] And the shelf is then even with or it's below, The height of araised step positioned just so

[0055] On the back of the platform. And the step's height, With themember's front raised, is just perfectly right

[0056] To be flush with the pivoting member's own floor, That extends tothe back near the trap's exit door.

[0057] The platform's front portion is where the shelf fits, Theplatform's back portion is where the step sits.

[0058] The pivoting member, between shelf and floor, Has its bottom cutout so that when it does lower,

[0059] The pivoting member can neatly fit over The back of the platform;the shelf can then cover

[0060] The platform's front portion, and cannot be lifted By animalforepaws, no matter how gifted.

[0061] They cannot reach under it 'cause of the step, And the beastie iscaptured though very adept.

[0062] The pivoting member's side walls on itself Are higher beside itsfloor than by its shelf.

[0063] An exit step preferably is in position On the back of this memberto aid in transition

[0064] Of any beastie through the exit hole—With the member's back down,for the step that's one goal.

[0065] Another's for weight, as one skilled can perceive, So the trapwill stay set when the beastie does leave.

[0066] If a second beast enters with one still inside The exit stepraises, the first gets a ride,

[0067] But the first can still exit; the back hole is open. The littlebeast surely feels good that he's copin'.

[0068] There's bait in the trap. It can be on a ceiling With means forsecuring it, but we're not dealing

[0069] Quite fairly here, for we would really prefer That the beastcannot reach it, and so must defer

[0070] Its gratification, give up and proceed Right out of the exit,where'er it may lead.

[0071] As one skilled in the art very easily sees, The bait can be anyfood: say meat or cheese.

[0072] Any known means to secure it suffices, An L-shelf, clip, hook, orelse other devices,

[0073] That depend from the ceiling; but if ceiling there's none, Suchmeans may be on a wall, easily done.

[0074] The bait is placed preferably near the trap's back The animaltoward it thereby to attract.

[0075] He steps on the platform beneath the entrance, And then to theplatform step, and on from thence,

[0076] He steps on the pivoting member's own floor And the front of thepivoting member does lower,

[0077] And blocks off the entrance up there where he was, He has toproceed toward the bait, and he does,

[0078] The rotational axis he crosses, and then, His weight on thepivoting member's back end

[0079] Makes it fall; to the exit step onward he goes, Upon it he steps,and in front of his nose

[0080] Is the exit hole, and he goes through to a cage, So he stillisn't free, just imagine his rage.

[0081] The cage can surround the trap's enclosure, And from it the beastmay go on to disposure.

[0082] Or the cage, close to the trap, it can sit, Connected securelywith a closed conduit.

[0083] A sleeve, for example, we can there position. Upon the trap'soutside wall, so to transition,

[0084] The animal out the trap, into the sleeve, Through a one-way doortherein which now lets him leave,

[0085] But not return. On the sleeve this connector, Leads on to a cage,our containment sector.

[0086] The animal now can be released, Or killed or used, poor haplessbeast.

[0087] The sleeve for example, can lead to a slide, Where the animalgoes on his ultimate ride,

[0088] With nothing to grab, he slides helplessly down, Into a watertank where he does drown.

[0089] Or maybe you will want to make The cage be a place where you keepyour pet snake.

[0090] Who can eat all the mice that you've cleverly trapped, Althoughwe admit that it's not very apt,

[0091] For a reptile, low and cold to eat, A mammal's quick warm-bloodedmeat.

[0092] Evolution runs backward when this does occur, It goes againstnature, a sin as it were.

[0093] But you may do your own sweet will, If you purchase our trap andtake care of your bill.

[0094] You could sell the critter, or else, better yet, You could giveit a good life and make it your pet.

[0095] The trap's enclosure needs means for access, For putting in baitor for cleaning a mess.

[0096] If the trap lacks a ceiling, its top that is open Can serve as anaccess for you we are hopin'.

[0097] Or grooves in the walls near the top can permit, A lid to slidein and out, or one could fit

[0098] A wall top with hinges attached to the lid, So the lid can beclosed and the trap's workings hid.

[0099] Or the ceiling or lid can be made with a door That can open byany means known to be for

[0100] The purpose of opening: hinges or grooves, Or it simply can liftoff. It clearly behooves

[0101] Us to know access means can be put in the bottom, Or sides orwherever, so long as we've got 'em.

[0102] In a preferred embodiment of this art, The trap has but onemoving part

[0103] (Other than exit or access door). It's the pivoting member thatsits on the floor.

[0104] The trap can be scaled to accommodate, The target animal's sizeand weight.

[0105] Providing the trap as described above, Is the first step in ourmethod of

[0106] Trapping our animal. Now place the bait, That the animal likes inthe trap, and then wait,

[0107] But make sure first the trap has been set to begin So theentrance is open, the beast can come in,

[0108] With the pivoting member's front raised, it won't block, Theentrance; the animal won't have to knock,

[0109] But allow it to enter pursuing the bait, Allow it, proceeding, toplace all its weight

[0110] On the pivoting member's front floor, that's our goal, And thefront blocking member now covers the hole,

[0111] Where the animal entered, he can't leave that way. If he can'treach the bait then he won't want to stay,

[0112] So allow him to travel on back through the exit Resetting thetrap, so you won't have to fix it

[0113] To catch the next animal, but outside the door, Place a cage orcontainer to keep him for sure.

[0114] The trap can be made out of metal or wood, Or plastic oranything, all would be good.

[0115] Preferably plastic that's molded; we'd rather Have all the partspossible molded together:

[0116] Except for a ceiling we'll want to remove. But the trap baseincluding the floor with its groove,

[0117] Can be formed as a single piece with all the rest: The platformand platform step, and t'would be best,

[0118] If the walls too were made with that one single part Along withthe exit sleeve. Now what's left out?

[0119] Why part of the ceiling—we should leave a hole For taking thingsin and out, that is our goal.

[0120] The pivoting member, we'd like it as well, To be molded as onepiece, more cheaply to sell,

[0121] Along with its side walls, its shelf, we can give it A floor witha cut-out, a step, and a pivot.

[0122] Of course we can make the parts separately too, And attach themtogether, with means such as glue,

[0123] Or with welding or pins or means known to the art For assemblinga whole out of each separate part.

[0124] Preferably when the enclosure's been made, With a ceiling thatopens up, whether it's laid

[0125] On the top or is hinged, we then open it wide And the pivotingmember we set down inside,

[0126] With its front blocking member placed at the front end, And itspivot down in the groove, so it does tend

[0127] To balance therein with the front portion high So the entrance isopen. We won't go awry

[0128] If we'd made sure it's weighted just right so it's prepped Forthe animal on the front portion who's stepped,

[0129] To make it go down then, the entrance to close, So he can't getout that way, wherever he goes.

[0130] He'll go where we make him, Our routing will take him,

[0131] His fate we ordain, To his loss and our gain.

[0132] To that end with the trap we can also provide Extra one-way doorset-ups that can be applied,

[0133] With PVC pipes and connectors to route The animal onward aroundand about.

[0134] All these parts and these pieces, we call them a kit: The one-waydoors, pipes different lengths, for to fit,

[0135] On the trap; some or all, we will sell them to you, With a cageand some bait and the pipe fittings too.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0136]FIG. 1A shows a cross-section side view Of this fine mousetrapwhich we now provide you.

[0137] The CAT is raised in front to let A mouse inside the trap to get.

[0138]FIG. 1B shows the same trap again With CAT front now down, as whenmousie's come in.

[0139]FIG. 2A: the same view, same device, Now enclosed in a cage wherewe keep all the mice.

[0140]FIG. 2B: a side view in cross-section: Trap outside the cage butin mouse-tight connection.

[0141]FIG. 3 from the front in perspective revealed, Is the trap lackingwalls so that nothing's concealed.

[0142] The top front and side walls have all been removed, To showplatform, CAT, pivot, and floor that is grooved.

[0143]FIG. 4 from the back in perspective we see The trap topless, andsideless, and there's a mouse wee,

[0144] On the CAT, by the exit; and so its front end Is raised up so theentrance is open again.

[0145]FIG. 5 in perspective, the trap base alone; FIG. 6 in perspective,the CAT we have shown.

[0146]FIG. 7 is given to showing quite simply, A view of our cleverone-way door assembly.

[0147]7A shows the sleeve, that's attached to the trap, At the exit;inside it we see the door flap.

[0148]7B, the door portion removed from the sleeve, To show how themouse through the exit can leave.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0149]FIG. 1, in side view we must tell you again, Is a cross-sectionview of our new mousetrap 10.

[0150] Of its elements there are many, Back wall 14, exit opening 20,

[0151] And front wall 16, you must now be awaiting To hear that it hasentrance opening 18.

[0152] The trap is equipped with a floor 28, And ceiling 11 from whichhangs the bait

[0153]62; and we'd like if the ceiling removed, or opened by sliding onwalls that are grooved;

[0154] Or was fastened with hinges or means such as that, So that itcould come open—inside to get at.

[0155] Exit sleeve 24 we can now find attached To the outer wall whereto the exit it's matched,

[0156] So the exit hole leads on right into the sleeve, Of one-way doorassembly, where mousie can leave.

[0157] Exit sleeve 24 can have lip 26, By which to the outer wall, exitsleeve sticks,

[0158] By means that are known, whether molded or glued, Or clipped onor nailed on, whatever—or screwed.

[0159] One way door 22 in the sleeve we can find, Once through it thetrap is forever behind.

[0160] Inside the trap 10 is CAT 30 disposed, Set, in FIG. 1A, withentrance not closed.

[0161] CAT front wall 36 blocks the entrance you'll see, When the CATfront is down as in FIG. 1B.

[0162] Side walls 38 does CAT 30 comprise, And a floor 34 over which themouse hies,

[0163] Exit step 46 on the end of the floor, The mouse must climb up togo out of the door.

[0164] And fixed on the bottom of floor 34, A pivot we designate by 44,

[0165] Rests in groove 42 in trap floor 28, So the CAT can rock on itwhen mouse lends his weight.

[0166] Within the trap, hard by the entrance we view Platform 50 ofcourse with its floor 52,

[0167] And upon its back end, platform step 54, To lead the mouse on tostep on the CAT floor.

[0168] To use the trap, first open ceiling 11 Or take it off, and by themeans that are given,

[0169] Hook, clamp or attachment means known to the art, Or a shelfwhere you set it, spaced somewhat apart,

[0170] And just out of mouse reach, put bait 62. Make sure the trap'sset, and now close it up too.

[0171] Trap 10 when CAT 30 is raised in the front, As in FIG. 1A will beset as you want.

[0172] Bait 62 smells good, and makes the mouse keen To come in to trap10 through the entrance 18,

[0173] Step on platform 50, climb step 54 Drawn on by the bait, to CATfloor 34.

[0174] The CAT front pivots down now on edge 44 Set in groove 42 that'sformed in the trap floor

[0175]28; CAT front wall 36 now comes low To block entrance 18, so themouse now must go,

[0176] On toward bait 62 on CAT floor 34, 'Til the CAT, 'neath itsweight, pivots downward once more.

[0177]FIG. 1A shows the way it is now, The trap is reset, a new catch toallow.

[0178] Exit step 46 the mouse climbs toward the bait, He can't reach itthough, and goes on to his fate,

[0179] Out through exit hole 20, He leaves now and when he,

[0180] Passes one-way door 22 He's one of many who,

[0181] Now can come back no more From exit sleeve 24.

[0182]FIG. 2A shows trap 10 is disposed In cage 60, wherein now themouse can be closed.

[0183] And cage entrance 56 is well aligned With trap entrance 18 sothat you will find,

[0184] The mouse coming in through both entrances then Out through exit20, he exits trap 10,

[0185] Out through door 22, to cage 60 he'll pass, Where all the micecaught in the trap will amass.

[0186] Cage top 68 opens up to retrieve, All the mice for release, orwhat fate you conceive.

[0187]FIG. 2B now shows us in side-view cross-section Trap 10 with cage60 in mouse-tight connection.

[0188] The cage has an entrance we call 56. Entrance sleeve 74 then, wethereat affix.

[0189]76 do we call now the entrance sleeve lip. The 66 conduit againstit we slip.

[0190] And a similar conduit we call 64, next to exit lip 26, and thereis more.

[0191] We now join the conduits with connector sleeve 20, And of theseconnectors we could provide many.

[0192] Standard PVC pipe we can use to construct Great channels andpathways our mice to conduct.

[0193] Pipes 1.5 inch for the sleeves to fit in Butting up to the lips,and with this we begin

[0194] With connectors to join the pipes up as we choose, To route ourcaught mousies, ourselves to amuse.

[0195] One-way door assemblies our maze does comprise, Having exitsleeves, lips, one-way doors the right size.

[0196] And as we show here in FIG. 2B, The mouse goes in the entrances,thence, you can see,

[0197] Out the exit he goes, one-way doors passes through, And into thecage without further ado.

[0198]FIG. 3 in perspective depicts our trap 10, Front and side wallsremoved, there is visible then,

[0199] The CAT shelf 32; in CAT floor 34 We can see cut-out 40, and whatit is for,

[0200] To fit over the platform we call 52, When the CAT front goesdown, as of course it will do

[0201] When the mouse does come into trap 10 and proceed To step onplatform 52, then it must need

[0202] To step down on step 54, Flush with floor 34,

[0203] So that its weight, Makes CAT 30 rotate

[0204] Its front down; and the shelf 32 on itself,

[0205] Rests over the platform floor, 52, and what's more,

[0206] Now if the mouse would go back on himself, Of course he wouldhave to step down on the shelf,

[0207] So his weight won't allow the CAT front to arise; As in FIG. 1Bthe CAT front does comprise,

[0208] CAT front wall 16, now effectively blocking, The entrance, themousie inside to be locking.

[0209]FIG. 4 in perspective, without one side wall, Shows trap 10 fromthe exit side, and that's not all,

[0210] We see exit sleeve 24, lip 26, One-way door 22, exit step 46.

[0211] Mouse 48 inside goes down on a slope, On CAT floor 34, and now wecan but hope,

[0212] He'll step on step 46, next what he'll do, Is exit our one-waydoor, called 22.

[0213]FIG. 5, in perspective shows base 58 With its groove 42 in itsfloor 28.

[0214] The CAT pivot edge (44, FIG. 4) does rotate in this groove forthat's what it is for.

[0215] Platform floor 52, platform step 54, Both on platform 50, that'sall, there's no more.

[0216] And if you would mold it as one piece you could, Have a trapthat's quite simple, effective and good.

[0217]FIG. 6 in perspective does show by itself CAT 30 comprising forone thing a shelf

[0218]32, and a floor 34, we must state, Front wall 36 and side walls38.

[0219] Cut-out 40 exists now in floor 34 To fit over the platform weshowed you before.

[0220] The CAT has a pivot, it's named 44, And rotates in the groove wemade in the trap floor.

[0221] It's now quite apparent, the CAT is designed, To be molded as onepiece, with pivot combined.

[0222] Our one-way door assembly we now can show you. FIG. 7'sperspective will give you a view.

[0223]7A shows the exit sleeve marked 24, With its optional lip 26;don't ignore

[0224] Our door piece inside it, named 78 Comprising the one-way door,it's really great.

[0225] The door piece has an opening, it's 23, Flap 21 covers it, it'splain to see,

[0226] That the opening's recessed in door frame 25 So when the mousethrough it does finally arrive,

[0227] He cannot get his paws in beneath the door flap, And he'll haveto stay out of our wonderful trap.

[0228] Door piece 78 is in 7B shown, There's door frame 25 with its flap21,

[0229] And its opening 23 somewhat recessed, Back into the door frame,and we like it best

[0230] If the flap 21 is some larger, a bit, Than the opening 23 so itwon't fit

[0231] Back in through from the outside if mousie should try. Now theflap to the door frame we simply apply,

[0232] By any means known to the art, such as glues, Welds, pins oradhesives, whatever you choose.

[0233] The door frame can be one single part with the sleeve, Or it canbe separate, if you can believe,

[0234] That the sleeve has a furrow or groove carved inside, A roundedge on the frame will fit in and abide.

[0235] The exit sleeve and all that it does comprise Is affixed to thetrap by what means you devise,

[0236] Pins, welds, glues, adhesives however you want it. By our exitopening, centered upon it.

[0237] But its best if the trap with the sleeve we can mold, As onepiece, out of plastic, or metal. I'm told

[0238] That lip 26 will not be needed mayhap If the sleeve can be madeto fit tight on the trap.

[0239] In one embodiment of the trap, The door assembly without the flap

[0240] Is molded just one part to be, To fit in a pipe of PVC

[0241] (A standard pipe, of 1.5 inch diameter). The outside of thesleeve has the proper parameter,

[0242] Snugly to fit, and then we'll add the flap As a separate piece toour lovely mouse trap.

[0243] Of separate pieces we can have but four, Base, CAT and door flap,ceiling access, no more.

[0244] The invention we've shown in specific embodiments, Leaving outmany terrific lah-di-dahd-iments.

[0245] Equivalent elements one can still use, One skilled has a widerange of such he can choose,

[0246] And all of such variants fairly shall fall, In the scope of ourclaims, and at last, that is all.

1. An animal trap which comprises perforce, An enclosure that has afront end with, of course, An entrance opening at that front end; Andalso a back end whereat one can find, An exit opening; and in thisconsortium, A pivoting member that has a front portion Adjacent saidfront end; and to the back end The pivoting member does also extend;Being pivotally mounted within said enclosure, With a blocking memberwhich does effect closure Of said entrance opening when front portion'slowered; Said pivoting member, too, made to afford, By position andbalance when it is at rest, The trap to be set for its animal guest,With its front portion raised up, but only until, An animal's weight onsaid front portion will Make it lower, so said blocking member'sposition, Will render the entrance in blocked closed condition:
 2. Theanimal trap of claim 1 with a floor, And in it a groove, the said groovebeing for Receiving a pivot on the underside Of the pivoting member,designed to abide In said groove, and thus give it, A pivotal motionupon the said pivot.
 3. The trap of claim 1 which comprises still more:At said exit opening, a one-way door.
 4. The trap of claim 1 which doescomprise A platform of the proper size, Such that an animal on it canstep, When through the entrance it enters the trap; Said platform withfront and back portions possessed; And being within the enclosureemplaced.
 5. The animal trap that we claimed in claim 4, Where thepivoting member's equipped with a floor, And the floor with a cut-outthat does fit around, The back of the platform when it does come down.6. The animal trap of our claim 4, itself, Where the pivoting member'sequipped with a shelf, Upon its front portion and fashioned to cover,The platform's front portion it's sized to fit over.
 7. The trap ofclaim 6 with the platform's back portion, comprising a platform stepwith height proportioned, To be flush with said shelf or in higherposition When pivoting member's in lowered condition; And flush with thefloor of the pivoting member, When raised, so an animal on it canclamber.
 8. The animal trap of claim 1, too comprising On pivotingmember's back portion arising, And close to the exit hole, an exit step,To aid in the animal's leaving the trap.
 9. The trap of claim 1 which isdisposed, Inside a cage, and within it enclosed.
 10. The trap of claim1, and attached on to it, Outside of the exit, a closed conduit, Whoseother end has been made to engage, With the entrance of a cage.
 11. Theanimal trap of claim 1 whereupon, At the trap's exterior, positionedthereon, At the exit opening, an exit sleeve, Positioned so through itan animal can leave.
 12. The animal trap of claim 11, Wherein, withinthe sleeve is given A one-way door that opens out, The animal out of thetrap to route.
 13. The trap of claim 1 which does possess, Exclusive ofdoors for exit and access, Only one moving part, and now you willremember, That one moving part is the pivoting member.
 14. The animaltrap of claim 1 of a size And a balance such that it can trap rats ormice.
 15. A mousetrap which does comprehend, An enclosure that has botha front and back end; And a ceiling, and means to attach a bait high,And more near the back than the front such means lie; And a bait out ofreach, with a smell that entices, Designed so uneaten, it lures manymices; An entrance opening at said front end, To let in a mouse if amouse should want in; An exit opening, that is positioned, At the backend so the mouse is transitioned, Right out the enclosure; and a one-waydoor, So the mouse can go out and can come back no more; And a platformthat has both a front and back portion, Within the enclosure, so placedand proportioned, That when a mouse first does come into the trap, Rightdown on the platform it surely must step; On the platform's backportion, a step placed just so, That a mouse on the platform to saidstep must go; And a pivoting member within the enclosure, With front andback portions (of that we are so sure), With front portion by theenclosure's front end, And back portion made to the back to extend; Andpivotally mounted upon the trap floor, Extending from entrance to theexit door; And this member's underside also comprises, A pivot uponwhich it lowers and rises Reciprocally, so when it's front portion'shigh, The back portion's low, and vice versa thereby; In the pivotingmember a cut-out that fits, Over the platform step, whenever it'sLowered in front; and with shelf equipped, To fit over the platformfront when down it's tipped; The pivoting member's front also comprisingA blocking member so when the back's rising And the front lowering, theentrance goes closed; And an exit step on its back portion disposed;Said pivoting member of balance and weight, Smooth operation tofacilitate, So when nothing's on it, its front end is up, But onemouse's weight thereon makes it to tup, And as the mouse travels on tothe exit, Down comes the back end, and thereby does fix it, So that thetrap's set, and so that the front end, Is raised so that now a new mousenow can come in.
 16. A method for trapping an animal done By providing atrap as is claimed in claim 1; And placing a bait in the trap for alure; And that the trap is now set, making sure, By making sure that thefront portion of The pivoting member is raised up above The point whereit's own blocking member would block The trap's entrance opening so itwon't lock The animal outside; then into the trap, Allowing itsentrance, so that it does step On the floor of the pivoting memberwhereby, It lowers, and its blocking member thereby, Does block off saidopening of said entrance, And the animal's exit it thereby prevents; Andfinally allowing the animal to proceed, On said pivoting member as backit does lead, To the exit opening; and then allowing, The animal's exit;and then endowing The trap with a receptacle for to contain, The animalso that our trap is humane.
 17. The method of claim 16 wherein also, Theanimal into the wild is let go.
 18. The claim 16 method includingproviding, A shelf on the pivoting member abiding On it's bottom frontportion; and then we can let, The animal go toward the front and thenget On the shelf, where its weight does make sure that the front, Of thepivoting member stays down as we want, And the entrance stays blocked sothe animal then, Can't get out the entrance, so heads back again.
 19. Amethod of making an animal trap, Comprising performing each followingstep: We provide an enclosure which now is perforce equipped with afront end, and also of course, An entrance opening made at that end; Andalso a back end whereat we can find, An exit opening; and we provide, Apivoting member the animal can ride, With a front and back portion, andon it we place A blocking member the entrance to face; And pivotallyposition the pivoting member, Within the enclosure which you willremember, We previously provided; and placing it so that It's frontportion, there at the front end does go at, Inherently then its backportion does go At the enclosure's back end when it is placed so; Thepivoting member, we do balance such That the front portion's raised andit doesn't take much, Just the animal's weight when it steps in thereon,To cause the front portion at once to go down, And thereby to block offthe entrance and so, The animal that way out never can go.
 20. A one-waydoor assembly to use, For routing an animal as one does choose,Comprising a sleeve, of a size and a type That's designed to fit snug ina standard sized-pipe; A door frame with opening molded as one, With thesleeve, and inside it; and also upon Said door frame a door flap affixedand aligned, To open but one way—so it is designed.